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Magnitude 7.6 - NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
USGS - Earthquake Hazards Program ^
| 2009 January 03 19:43:54 UTC
Posted on 01/03/2009 12:23:44 PM PST by brityank
Last hour - tsunami warning issued.
Date-Time
- Saturday, January 03, 2009 at 19:43:54 UTC
- Sunday, January 04, 2009 at 04:43:54 AM at epicenter
Location: 0.510°S, 132.783°E
Depth: 35 km (21.7 miles) set by location program
Region: NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA
TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: catastrophism; earthquake; indonesia
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posted on
01/03/2009 12:23:44 PM PST
by
brityank
To: brityank
These are some of the few news items where I’m happy when there’s no story. Hope the quake is the only result of this.
2
posted on
01/03/2009 12:25:53 PM PST
by
Hillarys Gate Cult
(The man who said "there's no such thing as a stupid question" has never talked to Helen Thomas.)
To: brityank
3
posted on
01/03/2009 12:27:12 PM PST
by
Norman Bates
(Steele for RNC)
To: Norman Bates
It was on land. Only a local tsunami possible if it caused an offshore landslide.
Pretty isolated area on New Guinea.
To: brityank
Papua, New Guinea, perhaps ?????
To: Hillarys Gate Cult
Looks like Palau would be in the way of any tidal wave. I hope nothing happens.
6
posted on
01/03/2009 12:28:31 PM PST
by
Psycho_Bunny
(ALSO SPRACH ZEROTHUSTRA)
To: brityank
7
posted on
01/03/2009 12:28:59 PM PST
by
Semper911
(When you want to rob Peter to pay Paul, you'll always have the support of Paul.)
To: brityank
Prayers up the people and dinosaurs in the area.
8
posted on
01/03/2009 12:30:34 PM PST
by
BGHater
(Tyranny is always better organised than freedom)
To: 75thOVI; aimhigh; Alice in Wonderland; AndrewC; aragorn; aristotleman; Avoiding_Sulla; BBell; ...
9
posted on
01/03/2009 12:34:42 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_______Profile finally updated Saturday, December 6, 2008 !!!)
To: Norman Bates
From almost exactly one year ago-
01/07/08 17:22
Tidal wave hits Manokwari, thousands evacuate to higher gound
Jayapura (ANTARA News) - Thousands of people living in coastal areas and in floating houses in Manokwari, West Papua province, fled to hills or other elevated places as a tidal wave hit the area at 12 am local time on Monday.
The tidal wave which reached heights of up to five meters swept through the coastal villages of Borasi, Pasar Borobudur, Wirsi, Sanggeng, Wosi, Rendani, Kampung Ambon, Pasir Putih and also reached the city center.
Earlier in the day, an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 on the Richter scale shook the Manokwari and Sorong areas but the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) said the temblor did not have the potential of triggering a tsunami.
-snip-
http://www.antara.co.id/en/arc/2008/1/7/tidal-wave-hits-manokwari-thousands-evacuate-to-higher-gound/
10
posted on
01/03/2009 12:35:21 PM PST
by
Shermy
("The whole world has financed the United States, ...they have a reciprocal debt with the planet.")
To: Norman Bates
The place is jinxed. From 2002:
West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Warning Center, NOAA/NWS
TSUNAMI of 10 October 2002
A major earthquake with a moment magnitude of 7.6 occurred at 1050 UTC 10 October 2002 and was located 55 miles (90 km) S of Manokwari, Irian Jaya, Indonesia (1.71S 134.16E).
According to the Indonesian Meteorological and Geophysical Agency (BMG), the earthquake produced a local tsunami of about 3-5 meters at Oransbari and Ransiki and a small, one meter tsunami at Manokwari.
-snip-
http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/10-10-02.htm
11
posted on
01/03/2009 12:38:23 PM PST
by
Shermy
("The whole world has financed the United States, ...they have a reciprocal debt with the planet.")
To: Strategerist
I could be wrong, but I think that area of the “bird’s neck” is a fairly populated area.
12
posted on
01/03/2009 12:39:42 PM PST
by
Jemian
To: brityank
In light of all of the Yellowstone caldera news lately, I hope this stuff isn’t inter-connected. Yikes!
To: Jemian
‘Scuse me. I just saw a closer map. That is the top of the “bird’s head” and yes, it is fairly well populated.
14
posted on
01/03/2009 12:42:35 PM PST
by
Jemian
To: mplsconservative
If Yellowstone goes up, we all go down. I share your concerns, but realise there is nothing we can do to stop or mitigate that occurrence. :^(
15
posted on
01/03/2009 12:44:53 PM PST
by
brityank
(The more I learn about the Constitution, the more I realise this Government is UNconstitutional !!)
To: brityank
earthquake 3d is a pretty cool (and free) program. it shows global seismic activity in virtual real-time. it's free, and only c. 857kb.
download is here
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posted on
01/03/2009 12:49:04 PM PST
by
robomatik
((wine plug: renascentvineyards.com cabernet sauvignon, riesling, and merlot))
To: brityank
Better there than what we’ve been seeing at Yellowstone recently.
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posted on
01/03/2009 12:51:11 PM PST
by
buccaneer81
(Bob Taft has soiled the family name for the next century.)
To: Norman Bates
"Tsumani?" No, just one. But one's enough.
To: brityank
I know. As far as I’m concerned it’s all in God’s hands. Always has been and always will be.
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